Buch, Englisch, 632 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 928 g
Reihe: South Asia Research
Buch, Englisch, 632 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 928 g
Reihe: South Asia Research
ISBN: 978-0-19-935764-2
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
Dhangars. The two ov?s in the volume narrate the stories of Biroba and Dhu?oba, two of these shepherds most important gods. Each of the ov?s tells an elaborate story of the birth of the goda miraculous and complicated process in both casesand of the struggles each one goes through in order to find and win his
bride. The extensive introduction provides a literary analysis of the ov?s and discusses what they reveal about the cosmology, geography, society, and political arrangements of their performers world, as well as about the performers views of pastoralists and women.